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Jose Ramirez Camp Notes
Former unified junior welterweight Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17
KOs) is ready to turn the page. Last May, he lost a
competitive decision to Josh Taylor for the undisputed
title. The road to redemption begins Friday, March 4, at
Fresno's Save Mart Center in a 12-rounder against Puerto
Rican two-weight world champion José Pedraza (29-3, 14 KOs).
Ramirez, from Avenal, California, returns home to the
friendly confines of the Save Mart Center. In five
headlining events at the venue, Ramirez has drawn more than
65,000 of his most devoted Central Valley fans through the
turnstiles.
This is what Ramirez had to say after a recent training
session at Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside,
California.
"The loss against Taylor taught me a lot. It was the first
of my career, and I feel like it brought back my hunger for
boxing again. I've really enjoyed this training camp
preparing to get back on the winning path. I've had a lot of
fun training with Robert Garcia in Riverside. I have
corrected the mistakes that I made in that fight against
Taylor. Maybe I had been making them for a long time, but
when you are winning all your fights, you do not always look
at the mistakes. I had a hard time accepting it, but I've
already turned the page. There's nothing I can do about it."
"I am ready to return to the top of the division. I know
that I am one of the best fighters at 140 pounds. I want to
regain my titles and win all of the belts. It doesn't matter
if it's in a rematch against Taylor, challenging another
champion, or in a vacant title match against another top
contender. I want my titles back."
"José Pedraza is a tough test. He is a very good fighter and
has looked good since he adjusted to the 140-pound division.
I want to earn another shot at the title. I am not one to
talk much. I come to face the best and let my performances
in the ring speak for themselves."
"I hope that Pedraza comes well prepared. I want to face the
best version of José Pedraza so we can give the fans another
classic fight between Mexico and Puerto Rico."
“Coming back to fight again in front of my people in Fresno
makes me very happy. I am training very hard because I want
to bring joy and happiness to my fans again. I want them to
feel proud, and that is why I am here to leave everything
inside the ring on March 4 at Save Mart Center.”
Ramirez vs. Pedraza headlines a stacked card that includes
featherweight contender Joet Gonzalez (24-2, 14 KOs) against
Jeo Santisima (21-3, 18 KOs) in a 10-rounder, the six-round
heavyweight professional debut of U.S. Olympic silver
medalist Richard Torrez Jr., Gabriel Flores Jr. (20-1, 7
KOs) coming back in a 10-round junior lightweight matchup
against Abraham Montoya (20-2-1, 14 KOs), rising junior
lightweight Karlos Balderas (11-1, 10 KOs) in an
eight-rounder, lightweight prospect Charlie Sheehy (1-0, 1
KO) in a four-rounder, 6’9 heavyweight Antonio “El Gigante”
Mireles (2-0, 2 KOs) in a four-rounder, and middleweight
prospect Javier “Milwaukee Made” Martinez (5-0, 2 KOs) in a
six-rounder.
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